We live in a toxic age.
A large proportion of the food we eat is heavily contaminated with toxins in the form of additives such as chemical preservatives, colours and flavours. Most meat and poultry contains residues of antibiotics and hormones, and fruit and vegetables are grown with the help of artificial fertilisers and treated with pesticides.
Environmental pollutants add to this toxic load. Heavy metals such as lead, cadmium (from smoking), mercury (from dental amalgams) also increase toxicity.
Many toxins enter our bodies through inhalation or absorption through the skin. Household sprays and cleaning products and many cosmetics increase the amount of toxicity in our bodies. Particularly bad are products used for home decorating and gardening.
All these unnatural products upset cell metabolism and disturb the essential role of the immune system in protecting the body from disease. Our body burden of toxins gradually increases over the years as many of these substances are not readily excreted.
Symptoms which may be linked with toxic overload include: asthma, allergies, ME and chronic fatigue, headaches, degenerative diseases such as arthritis, MS, Alzheimer's, cancers and Parkinson's disease.
Fortunately Nutritional Therapy can help reverse the changes caused by an excess of toxins. This is done by a carefully designed diet and sequence of therapeutic steps.
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